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A scientist can pretend that his work isn't himself, it's merely the impersonal truth. An artist can't hide behind the truth. He can't hide anywhere.
A scientist can pretend that his work isn't himself, it's merely the impersonal truth. An artist can't hide behind the truth. He can't hide anywhere.
Approximate author period: c. 1973 AD · modern
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- Ursula K. Le Guin
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- Approximate author period: c. 1973 AD · modern
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